Breakthrough!

Somehow I've had somewhat of a breakthrough with New Rock God. Actually, I now know his name, but he has asked me not to use it on this blog. So be it.

Last night he called me and in a stream of consciousness type of conversation talked about putting together a band, releasing some music over the internet, starting a community of artists who would create and record on each other's projects. He likened artists to actors. Actors create across a range of genres...drama, comedy, thriller, action, etc. Why couldn't musicians do the same? I guess they already do, but maybe not to the degree that he wants to create. I have to tell you, it was an invigorating hour-long conversation. We even talked about his ancestry line to the man who IMHO was the greatest rock guitarist to ever live. That was the only lull in our conversation, and though he would not reveal if he was indeed ____ ________'s grandson, he did say to me, "You could call me a bit of a Voodoo Child."

He agreed to let me post a picture of him on the web for this blog site and the Facebook page I've created (New Rock God). This is a big step forward for him, as he indicated that in the last few years he's been afflicted with severe stage fright. He seems to be coming out of it now. We also have plans to go into the studio and produce a nice little jam tape as a demo...and he's even considering letting me run the video that I took of him the day we met.

Stay tuned! Things are moving foward.